+InsaneNutter MVC Posted November 30, 2007 MVC Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hello Neowin! Ive just had the upgrades for my pc deliverd: Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Ive since found the P5N-E is very picky with ram, when i have my ram in dual channel mode (both sticks in the yellow slots) its impossible to install Vista or even get it to boot up without giving me a random bsod, yet when i put the ram in slots 1 and 2 (yellow and black) everything seams to work fine. Im wondering if anyone can help me out? As this seams to be a ram problem ive included a photo of the ram settings in the bios: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 This is a known issue on the ASUS forums (it's the RAM slots), no fix at the moment. Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 Found some links (contain mixed responses) for you that might be of help - http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=200...SLanguage=en-us http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=200...SLanguage=en-us http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=200...SLanguage=en-us http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=200...SLanguage=en-us http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=200...SLanguage=en-us The main forum for you motherboard - http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx?board...SLanguage=en-us Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEX4S Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Oh man that sucks - I'd be hella ****ed if I just bought something and found that out epso facto... Can you get a replacement sent Next Day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted November 30, 2007 Author MVC Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thanks for the links Radish, I manually set the ram to 4 4 4 - 12 that didnt work but then i sent it again and then raised the memory voltage to 2.178 and the north bridge voltage to 1.563. Vista now boots! i have no idea if that voltage is too high? i just copied the settings from some one on the Asus forums. The rams rating is 4.8 in vista, does that sound right for the ram i have? it seams a little low to me.. everything else is rated over 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J400uk Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 4.8 is far far to low for 2gbs of high end ram, should be scoring 5.9 so something defo isnt quite rite here. Personally I think you should send the motherboard back as ebuyer always give full refunds, and get a P5B or P5K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 Theres a reason why I hated that board so much :( Well, at least it brought me $125 when I sold it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted November 30, 2007 Author MVC Share Posted November 30, 2007 Ive taken a few photos of the settings in my bios, can anyone see anything that i might have set incorrectly to make the rams rating so poor? I was google'ing for vista ratings for the ram i have and this guy gets 5.9 (score screenie) I really dont want to send the motherboard and ram back but its looking like thats my only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted December 1, 2007 Author MVC Share Posted December 1, 2007 Ive been messing about in the Bios, when i overclockd the processor to 3.0ghz the rams rating went up to 5.6 even though as far as i can tell i didnt touch any settings to do with the ram. A friend says the bus speeds could be the problem.. im kinda stuck tho, im sure i must be missing something pritty obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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